Trump says he will name Heather Nauert as the next US ambassador to the United States.

President Trump has chosen Heather Nauert to replace Nikki Haley as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, said Friday morning. Nauert is currently spokesperson for the State Department.

million. Trump said Friday morning that she's "very talented, very smart, very fast".

Nauert has been short-listed for UK ambassadors since Haley announced his resignation from his post in October. Former Fox News anchor, she joined the administration in 2017. The Senate will confirm her becoming an ambassador to the UN

Although some speculated that Haley might challenge Mr. Trump in 2020, Haley said: she will support the president.

"I can promise you that I will campaign for this one, so I'm looking forward to supporting the president in the next election," Haley said at a press conference, sitting next to Mr. Trump.

If Heather Nauert is confirmed, she will hold this position at a difficult time for the UN because the Trump administration has cut funding for many programs and has withdrawn from several international agreements.

Nauert would become the United States. The largest multilateral negotiator, the 15-nation Security Council, blocks many of the world's biggest crises, including the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, the conflict in Syria, the management of North Korea and Russia Pamela Falk, CBS News reporter at the UN

The UN has several female ambassadors in the United States. This position is not always at the Cabinet level. .

Major Garrett and Fin Gomez of CBS News contributed to the report.